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J. HARDING.

DIE POR FORMING THE GLAWS (1P HATGHTS. No. 285,127. Patented Sept. 18, 1883.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT @Erica JAMES HARDING, OE NEWARK, NEV JERSEY.

DIE FOR FORMl-NG THE CLAWS OF` HATCHETS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 285,127, dated September 18, 1883.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, J AMEs HARDING, a eitizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State ofl New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Methods of and Dies for Forming the Claws of Hatchets, and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improved method of and means for forming the claws of hatchets, whereby that portion of the tool is made in much less time and more perfectly than in the usual manner.

The invention consists of such operationsv and appliances as will be hereinafter set forth, and finally embodied in the claims.

In the drawings', in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts in each of the several figures, Figure l is a plan of the lower die used in forming the claws. Fig. 2 is a plan of the upper die. Fig. 3 isa side elevation of a hatchet-head placed in position on the lower die, with the upper die about to strike said head, both dies being vertical longitudinal sections, taken through the center of said dies. Fig. 4c is a side elevation of the upper die, part of which is broken away; and Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the lower die, also partly broken away.

The methods now in use for forming the claws of hatchets are very crude and involve a great loss of time and labor. A Moreover, the tools are not made uniformly, varying with the ability ofthe workman. Ihe ordinary way is by drawing7 them on an anvil or in a vise, which is liable to displace the steel welded to the body of thetool, and thus impair its efficiency. By my improved method this injury to the tool will not occur, as the steel is more rmly welded in striking out the claws. l

In forming the claws I employ two dies, ct and b, Figs. l and 2, the lower die, made as shown in Fig. 1, havingarounded projection, c,

Application led March 23, 1883. (No model.)

ing the head placed as described. The pait g of the upper die strikes the head and partly forces out the claw. The head is then placed upon the part of the lower die lettered a2, and the part h of the upper die strikes the head, forcing out the claw still farther, the sharpened piece e cutting off the superduous stock extending beyond that point.

The sharpened piece e may be adj usted nearer to or farther from the raised portions of the die, so that the claw can be made longer or shorter, as desirable.

The sharpened piece c may be dispensed with, if desired. After the claw has been struck out itis ready for slotting.

The dies may be used in an ordinary stamping-machine.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is l. The die a, having a rounded raised portion, c, the upwardsiuclined plane or curved surface d, and the die b, having a raised portion. part of which, g, is rounded, and part, li, partially rounded, with a depression, h', all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The die a, having a rounded portion, c, an upward-inclined plane or curved surface, d, an adjustable sharpened piece, c, and the die b, having a raised portion, part of which, g, is rounded, and part, h, partially rounded, with a depression, h', all substantially as and for the purposes set forth. y

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of February, 1883.

Witnesses:

F. F. CAMPBELL, CHARLES H. PELL.

JAMES HARDING. 

